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Civil aviationLiberalisation of EU-Canada air services welcomed by AEA
Brussels, Belgium - "Groundbreaking" deal will benefit passengers and airlines
The Association of European Airlines (AEA), representing Europe’s most important network carriers, has welcomed the conclusion of a comprehensive EU-Canada Air Transport Agreement which paves the way f... more
AirlinesLufthansa offer accepted by over 85 per cent of the shareholders of Austrian Airlines AG
Vienna, Austria - The approval of the EU Commission is still required in the aid and competition process
"On expiry of the acceptance term for the public takeover offer to the free-float shareholders of Austrian Airlines AG on 11 May 2009, Deutsche Lufthansa AG has through ÖLH Österreichische Luftverkehrs-Holding-GmbH r... more
AerospaceRussia will not cut the Glonass program
Moscow, Russia - Besides the global crisis
Russia is not going to cut funds destined to the GLONASS satellite navigation program, besides the global downturn, deputy prime minister Sergei Ivanov stated today during the International Satellite Navigation... more
Civil aviationBoeing delivers 50th 767 to Japan Airlines
Seattle, USA - The fifth major operator of this aircraft worldwide
Boeing announced yesterday it delivered the 50th 767 Jetliner to Japan Airlines (JAL), the fifth-largest 767 operator in the world. The 767/300ER is the 404th Boeing airplane delivered to Tokyo-based JAL... more
ReportUSA: Buffalo accident, the pilot's skills questioned
Buffalo, USA - The accident provoked 50 victims
A twin engine DHC-8-402 Q400 airplane, operated by Colgan Air, Flight CJC 3407, crashed on February 12th, 2009, during the approch phase to the airport, 10 km North-East from Buffao Niagara International... more
AirlinesWireless Internet for AirTran passengers
Orlando, USA - The Aircell system will be installed on the entire fleet by mid-summer
AirTran low-cost airline announced it will install wireless Internet systems on its aircraft by mid-summer. The carrier will equip its airplanes with services offered by Aircell provider. The project includes... more
ReportUSA: Japan Airlines airplane's engine sucked a metal baggage container
Los Angeles, USA - No injured among 245 passengers on board
Authorities say a metal baggage container was sucked into an engine of a Boeing 747 at Los Angeles International Airport. No one was injured. Marshall Lowe, an airport spokesman, says the incident occurred... more
ReportAir Force One low flight: responsible aide resigned
Washington, USA - A photo shoot caused panic in New York
Luis Caldera, White House aide responsible of the low flight of one of the presidential Boeing VC-25s, military version of the 747, that is called "Air Force One" when the president is on board, that on... more
Finance and economyMeridiana closes 2008 with a 23.9 million Euro net loss
Milan, Italy - The Board of Directors approves the account
The Board of Direction approved the accounts 2008 that will be submitted to the shareholders assembly on June 29th. After three years characterized by profits, Meridiana close the Financial Year (FY) 2008... more
AirlinesBlu-express.com to launch the Genoa-Rome route from June
Genoa, Italy - Two daily connections
With the announcement of the new Blu-express.com's flight that from June will connect Genoa and Rome, Franco Pecci, Blue Panorama President, remarks the uninterrupted investment on domestic connections... more
AirlinesVueling looks for an agreement with maintenance after the merger with Clickair
Madrid, Spain - The carrier is not willing to keep this activity
The management of the Spanish carrier Vueling to meet today with the representatives of the aircraft maintenance Spanish association (Asetma). The aim is to reach an agreement in order to avoid contrasts... more
Military aviationSouth Korea to build a semi-stealth fighter?
Seoul, South Korea - To replace its KF-16 fleet
South Korea might build a semi-stealth fighter after 2018 to replace its fleet of KF-16 aircraft, an unnamed military source revealed today through the pages of "Korea Times". The project comes after a... more
IndustryEmbraer names Nayak as authorized service center in Germany
São José dos Campos, Brazil - German company expands the support network coverage for the Phenom executive jet family
"Embraer has named Nayak Aircraft Services (www.nayak.aero), based in Cologne, Germany, as an Embraer Authorized Service Center (EASC). The company became the first Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)... more
AirportsAir Arabia Maroc starts operations at Brussels-South Charleroi
Brussels, Belgium - Flights to Casablanca will be operated four times a week
Brussels South Charleroi welcomed Air Arabia Maroc's first flight, departed from Casablanca. Starting this week, the airline will connect Charleroi with Casablanca four times a week. The flights are on... more
ReportUkrainian minister rejected by Lufthansa resigned
Kiev, Ukraine - After being stopped in Germany because excessively drunk
Ukrainian minister of interiors, Yuriy Lutsenko, resigned after the scandal caused last week by him being forbidden boarding on a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Seoul because he was so drunk it could... more
AirlinesJet2.com aims at Sardinia
Olbia, Italy - "Olbia and Sardinia play a strategic role"
Jet2.com, British low-cost airline, launched the new weekly flight (on Saturday) between Olbia and Manchester. The connection will be operational until September 27th, 2009. The new destination is added... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma (AdR) launches an internal reorganization program
Rome, Italy - The mobility procedure was opened in February
Approved the first quarter 2009 relation by the Aeroporti di Roma (AdR)'s Board of Directors, the Fiumicino and Ciampino Airports Management Company. In the first three months 2009, the traffic recorded... more
AerospaceAtlantis shuttle successfully launched
Cape Canaveral, USA - It will reach Hubble space telescope on Wednesday
The Atlantis Shuttle was successfully launched from launchpad 39A at Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral with the seven crewmembers of mission STS-125. The spacecraft will reach Hubble space telescope... more
HelicoptersUSFS spends $18,000 a day to maintain an Erickson Air-Crane S-64 helicopter
Rhinelander, USA - But the Forest Service replies: "It is strategical"
The US Forest Service (USFS) spends $18,000 a day, plus further $6,800 per hour on the case of operational mission, to maintain an Erickson Air-Crane S-64/E helicopter at Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport,... more
AirportsNew Orleans airport issues statement on taxi management contract award
New Orleans, Usa - The Aviation Board will fight the legal challenges by one of the companies that were not awarded the bid
The New Orleans Aviation Board is confident that it has not violated any laws or ethical procedures in the awarding of the contract for management of taxicab and ground transportation services. The Aviation... more
Fair and shows"EBACE 2009": Embraer Legacy 450 and 500 programs advance
Geneva, Switzerland - Company’s midlight and midsize executive jet projects reach major milestone
"Embraer announced, yesterday, during a press conference at the ninth 'European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition' ('EBACE 2009'), that the midlight Legacy 450 and midsize Legacy 500 executive... more
ReportCooperation necessary for aerial firefighting services in the next years
Anaheim, USA - The results of the first "Aerial Firefighting Conference"
More interventions and investments to face the changing behaviour of summer fires. These the main topics of the first "Aerial Firefighting Conference" held in Anaheim, USA, to which 14 Countries participated.... more
Military aviationIsrael to update its F-16C/D fighters
Tel Aviv, Israel - To extend their lifetime to 2020
The Israeli Air Force is going to update its aging Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighter jets to bring them at the same level or the more recent F-16Is, extending their operational lifetime to 2020. This upgrade... more
AirportsCanary Islands intend to abolish airport fares
Santa Cruz, Canary Islands - The proposal by the President Paulino Rivero
Paulino Rivero, President of Canary Islands, launched a petition to cut the fares on all airports of the Spanish Atlantic archipelago. The goal is to make them more attractive for European Tour Operators,... more
OccurrencesTechnical problems for an Air France Airbus A-330/200
Paris, France - While flying over the Black Sea the pilot decided to go back to Paris due to a malfunctioning
The pilot of an Air France Airbus A-330/200 en route from Paris (France) to Mumbai (India) decided yesterday to invert the route and fly back to "Charles de Gaulle" airport after finding undisclosed technical... more
Military aviationBoeing delivered first ATS C-17 training system to the Australian Air Force
Amberley, Australia - The first client for this product out of the USA
Boeing announced today it has delivered a C-17 Aircrew Training System (ATS) to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), making Australia the first C-17 ATS customer outside the United States. The ATS... more
Military aviationRussia to start flight tests of 5th-generation fighter by 2009
Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia - The serial production will start in 2010
A Russian deputy prime minister said Monday that flight tests of a fifth-generation fighter will start in Russia by the end of 2009. "By the end of this year, the plane will rise into the air and flight... more
AirportsHonduras, go-ahead to works for the new airport
Tegucigalpa, República de Honduras - 45 km from the main archaeological Maya site
In the República de Honduras, the works for the construction of an airport with a take-off and landing runway of 1,400 m and able to welcome airplanes by 40/60 seat will start in June. This airport... more
IndustryAgreement signed between Selex Sistemi Integrati and Italian ENAV
Rome, Italy - For a joint offer on foreign markets
Incrementing the possibility of an Italian commercial presence on foreign markets, enlarging and completing the reciprocal offers on the whole line of air traffic management and control systems. This is... more
AirportsPassenger transits in Orio al Serio airport: +10% in April, +3.2% in the first four months
Bergamo, Italy - Cargo shows a drop
Passengers transits in Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport (30 miles north-east of Milan) recorded an increase in April, continuing the positive figures of the first quarter of the year. The high load factor... more
Civil aviationEmbraer delivers first Lineage 1000 aircraft
Sao José dos Campos, Brazil - It will be showcased during "Ebace 2009" in Geneva
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced it delivered the first Lineage 1000 executive jet to HE Aamer Abdul Jalil Al Fahim, of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The aircraft, to be managed on... more
Military aviationBoeing submits proposal for KC-10 contractor logistics support work
St. Louis, Usa - USAF is expected to name the winner of the contract later this year
Boeing submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force to continue providing Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for the KC-10 Extender fleet. The Air Force is expected to name the winner of the contract later... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines, excellent results in the Italian market
Prague, Czech Republic - Ragusa: "The 80% of our passengers is Italian"
Excellent results in the Italian market for Czech Airlines that boasts eight connections from four cities: Milan, Rome, Boulogne and Venice, served with Airbus A-319 airplanes. The carrier aims at the... more
AirportsThe Caribbean Countries are free of A/H1N1 flu virus
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - Airplanes full of tourists land in the airports
Last week hundreds of tourists, to spend its holiday safe and far from the risk of the A/H1N1 flu virus, landed in the Dominican Republic, following to the declaration by the Caribbean Epidemiological... more
DefenseGeorgian mutiny: two officials arrested
Tbilisi, Georgia - They didn't advise the command of the upcoming rebellion
After last week's disorders following the news of a failed military takeover organized in cooperation with Russia that ended in the mutiny of Georgian military base in Mukhrovani (see AVIONEWS), Tbilisi's... more
HelicoptersDutch Apaches helicopters fly 5,000 hours in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - In Afghanistan since 2006
The Apaches of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have passed the milestone 5,000 operational flying hours in Afghanistan. Five AH-64D Apaches from 301 Squadron, normally based at Gilze-Rijen have... more
IndustryLockheed Martin expands its PAC-3 missiles' complex
Camden, USA - It will allow an expansion production for the next several years
Lockheed Martin announced it broke ground on an expansion of its state-of-the-art Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile production complex in Camden, Arkansas. Lockheed Martin anticipates that... more
HelicoptersEurocopter presents the first EC-145 "Stylence"
Geneva, Switzerland - At the exhibition "Ebace 2009"
Eurocopter reaffirms its commitment to business aviation at this year’s "Ebace" (the exhibition in Geneva, from 12 to 14 May) with the introduction of the EC-145 "Stylence". This is the first time that t... more
Fair and shows"EBACE 2009": the only European event for the business aviation to open tomorrow
Geneva, Switzerland - At the Geneva PALEXPO
The 9th Annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition ("EBACE 2009") will be held May 12 through 14, 2009, at Geneva PALEXPO, immediately adjacent to the Geneva International Airport in Geneva,... more
AirportsBirmingham airport launches a quieter approach
Birmingham, UK - The new scheme will be introduced from May
Birmingham International Airport and NATS (UK air traffic control provider) launched a new scheme - Continual Decent Approaches - to further reduce the noise of aircraft operations. The basic principle... more
Occurrences14 injured after turbulence on Lufthansa flight
Geneva, Switzerland - The pilot was forced to an emergency landing in Geneva
Fear and panic in the night between Saturday and Sunday on flight LH-4544 en route from Munich (Germany) to Lisbon (Portugal) when, while dinner service was underway, without any advice the aircraft was... more
AirlinesAir Italy appeals TAR of Lazio on slot at Linate Airport
Verona, Italy - In 2008 a turnover equal to 229.5 million Euros
Air Italy is the nth Italian airline to appeal TAR of Lazio after the request of slots at Linate Airport. According to Giuseppe Gentile, Air Italy President, in Linate there would be "43 hidden slots".... more
Civil aviationStar Alliance: Luca Graf new president for Italy
Milan, Italy - The Italian market and Malpensa Airport very important for the Alliance
Star Alliance aims to Milan-Malpensa Airport. Luca Graf, new President of the managing board for Italy, remarks the importance of the Italian market and Malpensa. "Italy is a strategic market for Star... more
AirlinesGECAS delivered to Wizz Air a new Airbus A-320/200 airplane
Stamford, USA - As part of the carrier’s fleet expansion program
GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) announced few days ago the delivery of a new Airbus A-320/200 to Wizz Air to help the carrier’s fleet expansion. The company acquired the aircraft through a... more
AirportsFrankfurt, the construction of new "Runway northwest" has just begun
Frankfurt, Germany - It will be inaugurated in 2011
Following more than ten years of intensive planning and extended approval procedures, the construction of Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) new Runway Northwest has begun. Fraport AG executive board chairman, W... more
Fair and showsPiaggio Aero: new web-site takes off today
Geneva, Switzerland - The industry has chosen the "EBACE" event to launch it
"Piaggio Aero Industries launches today, on Monday 11th May, a completely new web-site according to Piaggio Aero’s new image. Piaggio Aero has chosen the 'European Business Aviation Conference and exhibition' (... more
Fair and showsAir shows and exhibitions in the second week of May
Rome, Italy - From today, on Monday 11 to next Sunday 17
Monday 11 - "2009 Pre-Worlds Hangliding Class 5 and Class 1 Women". Schwangau, Tegelberg, Germany. + 49 8022 967560 http://events.fai.org www.dhv.de - "2009 Open Polish Gliding Nationals". Leszno,... more
OccurrencesEmergency landing for Alitalia aircraft
Rome, Italy - After left gear wheel tyre's burst during take-off
An Alitalia McDonnel Douglas MD-80 was forced on Saturday to an emergency landing at Rome-Fiumicino airport from where it took off shortly before, after the burst of its left gear wheel tyre. The 126 passengers... more
AccidentsRussia: Irkutsk Region announces a day of mourning for the Governor'd death
Irkutsk, Russia - Onboard also the region's first deputy prime minister and his bodyguard
The Irkutsk Region parliament declared Tuesday a day of mourning for regional Governor Igor Yesipovsky, who died in a helicopter accident on Sunday along with three other people. The parliament voted... more
AccidentsUSA: air accident in Nevada, 5 victims
Reno, USA - The crash after a low pass over a party
Low altitude maneuvers and passes over a party, then the loss of control and the crash. This is the dynamic as stated by the first witnesses of the accidetn occurred on Saturday to a Beechcraft BE-95-A55... more